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    "content": "come and invest. They are willing to do so. We have had people from Iran and other interested groups. But our agreement with the Essar Group, unfortunately, has not been terminated as we speak. Therefore, the Government needs to have an exit strategy as we said in our recommendations, that is also favourable for investors. If it is seen to hurt, we might be sending a wrong message. But we need it done like yesterday so that we can get other investors to come and invest in this very strategic facility at the Coast. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in terms of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), we wish the new chairman, hon. Danson Mungatana, well. But as it has been discussed on the Floor, he needs to streamline the port. He needs to phase out the cartels and make sure that we modernize the port, so that it becomes more efficient. We need to appreciate what they have done. Moving from 14 days in 2012 to 4.8 days in terms of moving products from the Port of Mombasa to Malaba and Busia is commendable. We need to recommend the current Board of Management because they are focused on improving operations at the Port of Mombasa. They need encouragement but we also need to benchmark them with other institutions so that our corporations and units operate at world class standards. We also need the Committee on Implementation to come to the House and report on all the Motions and reports that are debated and adopted. They need to make a follow up with the Government. They should come back to the House and tell us what has been implemented, what is pending and what is at what stage. Otherwise, we will have very good reports which will be adopted and if they are not implemented, that will not be good enough. Lastly, I would like to assure my colleagues that this Report which many of them contributed to will be discussed with the corporations. We will go back with your recommendations. We will also discuss with other stakeholders and the parent Ministries. In future, as we have been challenged, we should visit, tackle issues and make recommendations to solve issues that face many corporations. I would like, once again, to thank Members who have contributed to and supported the Motion. I beg to move."
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